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counterfeit

[koun-ter-fit] / ˈkaʊn tərˌfɪt /






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Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service tested the flammability of counterfeit shirts compared with genuine kit and found the fake kits were much more flammable.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

One of the factors driving the sales of counterfeit kits is their low price.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

The platform also did not "adequately" stop the sale of counterfeit products because its mandatory "brand authorisation" system "proved ineffective and understaffed. Therefore, traders easily bypassed this", the EU found.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

But repair shops opt for these counterfeit units, sometimes without realizing they are doing so, because they are much cheaper—as little as $100 from some online merchants.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

“He was caught with counterfeit tickets,” said one of the officers.

From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar

The judge accepted that Crowley had inherited the statues from his grandfather and did not at any point believe that they were counterfeits.

From BBC May 22, 2026

Chap Achen, senior director analyst at research firm Gartner, said fraudsters are taking advantage of those policies to scam the system, including by sending back empty boxes, incorrect merchandise or counterfeits.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 5, 2026

They also are more flexible about storing goods like counterfeits.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 18, 2025

Tepper will buy Chinese look-alikes too as long as they’re not counterfeits.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 2, 2025

The great Teacher is reported to have said: "Be ye approved money-changers," wisely discerning the gold of Truth, and no man need hesitate honestly to test its reality, and unflinchingly to reject base counterfeits.

From Supernatural Religion, Vol. I. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation by Cassels, Walter Richard

The 48-year-old author even took to Instagram this week to warn her fans that counterfeited copies, external of The Polygamist were being sold in a bookshop in Nairobi.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

But Leas sees these documents as mostly marketing, and these reports can be counterfeited.

From Slate Jul. 18, 2024

“Love” stamp was counterfeited in a size larger than the authentic postage stamp.

From Washington Times Sep. 19, 2023

They were thus relatively scarce and could not be counterfeited.

From Textbooks Dec. 14, 2022

Full well they laughed with counterfeited glee At all his jokes for many a joke had he.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

“It looks like the company’s seemingly blatant attempts at counterfeiting patented weight-loss drugs via compounding finally went too far,” said On the Street Substack author Herb Greenberg.

From MarketWatch Feb. 9, 2026

The Constitution contemplates Congress having limited law-enforcement powers and even specifies crimes it can punish: treason, counterfeiting, “offences against the law of nations” and “piracies and felonies on the high seas.”

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 8, 2025

Both men were charged with "counterfeiting medicines or medical products", and the 26-year-old also faces money-laundering charges.

From Barron's Dec. 3, 2025

Petersen plays Richard Chance, a Secret Service agent assigned to investigate a counterfeiting ring in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 26, 2025

The figures around me weren't people, but shop dummies, painted to resemble people and propped up in attitudes counterfeiting life.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath




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